Who takes over if South Korea’s President Yoon is removed?
Al Jazeera
If Yoon gets impeached or steps down after martial law saga, PM Han Duck-soo will step in as interim president. Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is favourite to become next president.
Calls for South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol to resign are mounting, two days after he imposed martial law only to be forced into reversing that decision by the country’s parliament.
At the same time, Yoon faces an impeachment motion in parliament from opposition legislators. The impeachment vote is expected on Friday or Saturday.
We break down how Yoon could get impeached, and who could take over in his place if he quits – or is forced out of office.
In an unscheduled television address late on Tuesday, Yoon declared martial law in South Korea.
He accused the main opposition Democratic Party of sympathising with North Korea and of antistate activities. He expressed the need to “protect the country from North Korean communists and eliminate antistate elements”, but did not give any evidence to back his allegations against the opposition.
